There’s been a lot of chat about letting go lately. Disney certainly hit a chord with its latest princess theme. I see heaps of wise words about release from attachment, grief, phobias, whatever, that would make a Zen Buddhist monk proud. But I have a slightly...

They say that authors should write what they know. Well, I’m an expert on this subject. I’ll brag openly with unbridled hubris to extol my skills. A recent vacation to a location much colder than San Diego put me in a Jack London mood. So for the most...